Flying Bulls
The Flying Bulls are a private fleet of aircraft stationed in Salzburg and owned by the Austrian entrepreneur, billionaire and aircraft enthusiast Dietrich Mateschitz .
The aircraft housed in Hangar-7 specially built for them include a Douglas DC-6 B, which once belonged to the Yugoslav President Tito , as well as a Pilatus PC-6 , some (4 + 2 standing models + 1 simulator) demilitarized Alpha Jets , which are used at many air shows with spectacular aerobatics , and four helicopters . This also included the only civilly registered American attack helicopter of the type Bell TAH-1F Cobra , the training version of the AH-1 attack helicopter. At Ezell Aviation in Texas, a Lockheed P-38L Lightning was restored to an airworthy condition. Its first flight after the reconstruction took place on June 2, 2008. The Lightning has been stationed in Hangar-7 since March 2009.
In addition, include an aerobatic MBB BO 105 , a Bell 47 G-3B-1, a North American T-28 , the bomber North American B-25 J, a Vought F4U Corsair , a float plane type Cessna Amphibian Caravan and Boeing-Stearman PT-17 and a Fairchild PT-19 to the Flying Bulls fleet.
In 2013, a Bristol 171 Sycamore experienced its second spring from the Flying Bulls.
Web links
- The Flying Bulls
- Ezell Aviation Pictures of the restoration of the P-38L.
The Flying Bulls' Douglas DC-6 B over Berlin
B-25 Mitchell over Hahnweide Airfield
Bell AH-1 Cobra of the Flying Bulls
Flying Bulls' Alpha Jet at ILA 2002
Vought F4U-4 Corsair at the Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide 2013
Cessna 337 Skymaster at the largest airmen's meeting in Europe, " Tannkosh " 2013